APPEAL ON DAMAGES CLAIM

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21118, 20 March 1934, Page 7

APPEAL ON DAMAGES CLAIM

i t oi i.isio.N i;i: r\\ i-:i-:.n ( \ks i j WK.I.I.IXC.TON. March 10. '\ on An :ihl 10. lo:;l. a collision ocI curred between i car driven by : David Lewis, o! Wclliimton. draper. j and another car dri\en by Robertson I McGreenr s'i'ivarl of Wcllm-'eu. n'ci lire theatre propi'icto,. Alter thi- | colli., ion Lewis lulled a •.'. r;l .." the I Supreme Court claimm.: elamages i lotailin:' >.' IIKl:' ,nd aileuin •: thai the ! eollisi, i; was eau-id by !!'.<• u. "I'iviiir of Stewart. The jury found that both tile deleiidaiil and plaintill had been ' !;ci;!igi ut in certain respects and fixed | ihe ilamiecs -ai-mamed bv Lewis at I .'. P.O. ! On ihe.-c findings the trial juuge 'entered judgment for the dcieudiml. [ Stewari. ' v. ltd eo- ts. The plaintilT i liiereunon hit u a motion that the liidgiißiit a.s entered lor tiie dei'i r.dani -hould be .-el a.-tde and either that .ludgmen; snould be entered for him hi a new trial ordered. This motion wa- In ard bv the lull court to-day. in Minnort ol In motion Ihe plamI'lh alleges that Ihc trial judge nn.--I directed Ihe ,\.\yy on questions of law ,md that hi rc!u-ed to put to the I jury an is>ue a.- to who had the li^t j opportunity of avoiding the accident. Decision'was rc.-erved.